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Help[Opinions] Re: Favourite girls names that don't end in A
in reply to a message by Mara
I also love the name Ruth. It sounds like roof
when I say it with my accent but it's very pretty when it's said properly. It's a very underrated name. I've heard it's an old lady name in the English speaking countries, I think it should be brought back to popularity. On my list there was Ruthĭ, the Old Slavic form of Ruth. I believe it is said like Ruth with a rolled r and a palatised th.
when I say it with my accent but it's very pretty when it's said properly. It's a very underrated name. I've heard it's an old lady name in the English speaking countries, I think it should be brought back to popularity. On my list there was Ruthĭ, the Old Slavic form of Ruth. I believe it is said like Ruth with a rolled r and a palatised th.
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Yes, it's considered an old lady name by many but I love it! It was my great-aunt's name and I always thought it was cool. It is starting to recover in popularity after being super popular in ~1895-1930s, which I think is great!
I've known a couple of Ruth people in South Africa who were born in the 1940s. I also know one who was born at the cusp of the 1970s and 1980s: her names are Ruth Mary. I'd happily use Ruth myself; I see it as classic rather than dated.